Toilet-seat attachment



G. H. VAN ARNAM TOILET SEAT ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 14, 1924 fy a,

/ INVENTOR Q/Z ATTORNEY Federated Nov, 25, W24.

hil it ill GEORGE E. VAN EILNAM, O'F E0333 WAYNE, INDIANA, ASSIG-N'OE TO VAN ARNAM MANUFACTURING- GOIiIEl-lNY, A. CUB'JFQEATION OF INDIANA.

TOILET-SEAT ATTACHMENT.

Application filed August 14, 1924. Serial No. 731,927.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that 1:, Gnonon H. VAN Diane-Jr, a citizen. of the United States of nmerica, and resident of Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Toilet-Seat Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in toilet seat attachments in which a seat for an infant is provided for use in conjunction with the usual toilet seat for an adult, and the object thereof is to provide automatic centering means on the infant seat for alining it in position on adult seats which vary in the respect of the sizes of their openings.

This object is accomplished by-the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of a structure embodying the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a side view projected from Fig. 1, and including an adult'seat shown in longitudinal section.

The characters appearing in the description refer to parts shown in the drawings and designated thereon by corresponding characters.

The invention comprises a rectangular seat 1, preferably of wood, having an opening 2 therein, the seat being proportioned so that when placed upon a regular toilet seat 3 it will cover the opening 4 therein.

To the bottom of the seat 1 adjacent the front end thereof is secured a spring wire frame 5 by means of staples 6 that are driven astride the frame firmly into the wooden seat so that the front part of said frame is held rigidly in connection with the seat. The frame has rearwardly extending laterally movable arms 7 disposed respectively between the corresponding sides of the seat and its opening, and each arm has a transversely disposed inwardly extending terminal 8; the extreme end of which is bent at an angle to form a corresponding stop 9 thereon. Each arm has also a pendant hook 10 the lower end of which extends outwardly, the hook being formed in the arm at the juncture of its lateral ter minal 8. The terminals 8 of said arms overlap each other and are confined loosely in staples 11 that are driven into the rear portion of the seat 1, the said staples 11 being" spaced apart. Also, a pair of metallic friction discs 12 are positioned between. said terminals and the seat through which the staples are driven respectively, the discs serving to space the terminals from direct contact with the seat which prevents defacement and wear of the finished surface of the wooden seat.

A feature of the invention consists in the limitation of the lateral swinging move ments of the arms both outwardly and inwardly, the outward swinging movement being limited by the stops 9 at the respective ends of the terminals which engage the cor responding staples 11, the inward movement being limited by said staples because of the contact therewith of the hooks 10 of the respective arms. Thus, it will be understood that the terminals 8 have limited longitudinal play in the staples 11 which admits of corresponding inward and outward movement of the hooks 10 so that when the seat 1 is applied to the ordinary seat 3. the books will be forced into such spaced relation with each other as to conform with the breadth of the opening 4 in the regular seat. In the front end of the frame is formed a pendant loop 13 that projects down into the opening 4 of the seat 3 and bears against the forward part of the seat and limits the relative forward movement thereon of the seat 1.

On the bottom of the seat adjacent each corner thereof are fixed corresponding projecting pads 14 of felt, rubber or other cushioning material which bear upon the top of the regular seat and sustain the infant seatthereon which prevent marring the surface of the former seat.

Those portions of the frame 5 forming the pendant loop 13 and the hooks 10 are covered with corresponding pieces of rubber tubing 15 which serve as cushions to prevent abrasion of the finished surface of the regular seat.

In utilizing the invention the seat 1 is placed upon the seat 3 somewhat forward of its normal position for use so that the hooks 10 extend down through the opening t in the regular seat, and is then moved bodily backward so that the hooks 10 project under the margin of the seat at the rear of its opening, the arms 7 accommodatingly swinging toward each other to suit the width of the opening. The seat 1 is moved sufficiently back to admit of the pendant loop 13 to extend into the opening 4 and bear against the front portion thereof. Thus, the attachment is centered and held in proper alinement on the regular seat.

W hat I. claim is 1. A childs seat attachment for a regular toilet seat comprising an apertured supplemental seat applicable to be superimposed upon the regular seat, a spring wire frame secured rigidly to the front portion of the supplemental seat on the bottom thereof, having rearwardly extending laterally movable arms disposed respectively between the corresponding sides of said seat and its aperture, each of which has a transversely disposed terminal with a stop formed at its extreme end, said terminals overlapping each other, there being formed at the frontend of said frame a pendant loop, and at the juncture of each of said terminals with the corresponding arm a pendant hook with an outwardly turned extremity; a pair of staples spaced apart loosely engaging said extremities between the stops thereof and secured to said seat at the back portion thereof and operable to limit lateral movement of said extremities by engagement with the corresponding stops and hooks; and a pair of friction discs interposed between said extremities and the seat secured in place by the corre sponding staples.

2. A childs seat attachment for a regular toilet seat comprising an apertured supplemental seat applicable to be positioned upon the regular seat, a spring wire frame secured rigidly to one end portion of the supplemental seat on the bottom thereof, having laterally movable arms spaced apart disposed respectively between the corresponding sides of said seat and its aperture,

there being a pendant loop formed at the front of the frame, and a pendant hook with outward extremity on each arm, said arm having overlapping inturned terminals loosely secured to the opposite end portion of said seat; and means limiting the lateral movements of said arms.

A childs seat attachment for a regular toilet seat comprising an apert-ured supplemental seat applicable to be positioned upon the regular seat, and a securing means having rigid connection at one end portion of the supplemental seat on the bottom thereof having laterally movable members spaced apart and disposed respectively between the corresponding sides of said seat and its aperture, each being provided with a pendant hook at the end thereof opposite the secured end of said means, there being a pendant loop formed at the secured end of said means, said hooks and loop being applicable through the aperture of the regular seat and operable to automatically center the supplemental seat upon the regular seat.

4:. A childs seat attachment for a regular toilet seat, comprising an apertured supplemental seat and a spring wire frame having fixed relation on the bottom of the supplemental seat adjacent one end thereof and sliding connection with said seat adjacent the opposite end thereof, each end of the frame having pendant portions engageable with the regular seat through its aperture and operable to hold the supplemental seat alined on the regular seat.

In testimony whereof I afifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. VAN ARNAM.

Witnesses:

GERTRUDE A. MULLER, HAZEL CALVIN. 

